Beroe Price Forecast Accuracy Report
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| * Six months forecast accuracy (For example, the January 2010 accuracy data is based on the price forecasted for the commodity in July 2009.) |
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Jan 2010 |
Feb 2010 |
Mar 2010 |
Apr 2010 |
May 2010 |
June 2010 |
| Energy |
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| Crude Oil |
97% |
96% |
95% |
100% |
85% |
85% |
| Natural Gas |
72% |
81% |
91% |
87% |
94% |
93% |
| Coal |
89% |
89% |
94% |
86% |
85% |
89% |
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| Metals |
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| Copper - LME |
78% |
96% |
92% |
93% |
90% |
83% |
| Copper - Comex |
79% |
96% |
92% |
94% |
90% |
82% |
| Copper - SHFE |
77% |
95% |
93% |
95% |
91% |
84% |
| Zinc - LME |
98% |
98% |
100% |
97% |
76% |
63% |
| Lead - LME |
88% |
97% |
97% |
97% |
75% |
70% |
| Nickel - LME |
98% |
99% |
88% |
100% |
80% |
86% |
| Aluminum - LME |
96% |
89% |
87% |
87% |
97% |
79% |
| Aluminum - SHFE |
90% |
87% |
95% |
100% |
89% |
77% |
| Magnesium (US) |
99% |
91% |
91% |
85% |
89% |
89% |
| Magnesium (Europe) |
97% |
95% |
96% |
95% |
96% |
94% |
| Magnesium (China) |
98% |
100% |
99% |
100% |
99% |
98% |
| Titanium Sponge |
x |
x |
x |
91% |
91% |
90% |
| Titanium Ingot |
x |
x |
x |
81% |
85% |
85% |
| Cobalt Chromium Alloy |
x |
x |
x |
92% |
93% |
86% |
| Cobalt |
x |
x |
x |
87% |
98% |
90% |
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| Resins |
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| Polyethylene (LDPE) |
90% |
83% |
83% |
86% |
91% |
98% |
| Polypropylene |
78% |
80% |
85% |
71% |
82% |
91% |
| Polystyrene (HIPS) |
76% |
84% |
85% |
86% |
86% |
93% |
| PVC |
90% |
84% |
78% |
75% |
78% |
82% |
| HDPE |
86% |
76% |
71% |
84% |
91% |
96% |
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| Paper &Paper Board |
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| US NBSK |
91% |
97% |
93% |
91% |
87% |
87% |
| US NBHK |
87% |
91% |
88% |
85% |
82% |
84% |
| Coated woodfree / freesheet reels - 90 g / 60 lb |
99% |
96% |
93% |
96% |
100% |
100% |
| Uncoated woodfree / freesheet reels - 70 g / 50 lb |
99% |
99% |
93% |
98% |
95% |
94% |
| Bleached Bristols - 10 pt |
97% |
97% |
98% |
100% |
100% |
98% |
| White Paper |
96% |
99% |
97% |
96% |
97% |
98% |
| Caustic Soda |
56% |
96% |
93% |
x |
79% |
89% |
| Chlorine |
83% |
79% |
86% |
x |
84% |
94% |
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| Steel |
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| 304 Stainless Steel |
91% |
89% |
98% |
99% |
90% |
85% |
| HR |
90% |
84% |
86% |
81% |
85% |
86% |
| CR |
88% |
83% |
88% |
82% |
86% |
87% |
| Iron (Pig iron) |
89% |
74% |
76% |
71% |
61% |
69% |
| Ferrous Scrap (No.1 Busheling) |
72% |
74% |
68% |
68% |
71% |
66% |
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| Solvents |
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| Propylene |
93% |
81% |
73% |
74% |
90% |
98% |
| Ethylene (Contract Prices) |
79% |
76% |
70% |
80% |
96% |
90% |
| Benzene |
57% |
85% |
97% |
95% |
87% |
88% |
| Printing Inks (Iso-propanol) |
84% |
91% |
89% |
77% |
80% |
78% |
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| Others |
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| Styrene |
72% |
78% |
73% |
73% |
83% |
91% |
| Butadiene |
67% |
71% |
64% |
60% |
49% |
71% |
| SBR |
88% |
83% |
91% |
78% |
77% |
78% |
| Titanium Dioxide - Anatase |
97% |
97% |
98% |
96% |
99% |
100% |
| Titanium Dioxide - Rutile |
98% |
98% |
95% |
90% |
87% |
86% |
| Corn |
99% |
94% |
98% |
95% |
99% |
88% |